Robust Economy

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Robust Economy

The US economy did better in the third quarter than earlier estimated, with gross domestic product growing at a brisk 3.9 percent annual rate instead of the 3.3 percent reported a month ago. The revised figure from the Commerce Department was roughly in line with Wall Street forecasts for a 4 percent rate, and reflected stronger exports than previously calculated as well as stronger spending by consumers on costly goods like trucks and used cars.